Cooke Facets ECTP28

Cooke Facets ECTP28

This snowpit was dug about 300 yards away from the avalanche fatality that occured one week ago: same aspect and elevation.  The facets are still reactive and propagating, but it is taking more and more force to get them to break.  This weak layer is persistent.  Photo: GNFAC

Cooke City, 2012-03-01